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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Seven states dependent on the Colorado River filed a plan with the Interior Department on Monday aimed at divvying up water resources during times of drought.
Officials said the long-debated pact would protect 30 million people who depend on the river for drinking water.
"The adversity of drought has brought the states together and forced us to rethink how we manage this precious resource," said George Caan, executive director of Nevada's Colorado River Commission.
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